Forum: Caring for children

I have a 2 1/2 year old dcb. He brings his blankie to my house everyday. It has a spot that is easily accessible to him so he can get it out for a...

Hi! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! I have a few random questions for you seasoned providers! 1. How much of your day is structured...

So, this 1 year old DCG came to me in June @8 months not able to sit up or swallow anything but purée. I have worked hard with her, she now sits,...

Soso this morning it was really cold out one of my dc parents came in and said its really really cold out. Once they left i had relized that she only...

Hi, I'm hoping someone out there can help me with an issue. I've been running my own dayhome for 5 years now and I have never dealt with this before....

You know my dcg who's turning 1 next week? The one I've had since she was 8mos old and who screamed her head off all day long unless I held her? The...

So, at drop-off this morning one mom tells me: "he puked through the night" How nice! She said that he has eaten too much in the past and vomited...

So, this is the first full-day, following 2 half days last week (his mom also came for short play dates with him a few days the previous week). ...

Ive had this little guy for a month and a half and he's never cried at drop off. Lately though, he's been quite moody and defiant with me and has...

The dcg that I have doesn't like quiet time. If I call it nap time she starts crying. If I ask her to lay down (she closes her eyes, then starts to...

I know this has probably been talked about before, but I have to ask, how much crying doing you tolerate and for how long before terminating a new...

I am having a really hard time trying to figure out what I should do and how. I am really hoping to hear all your thoughts and experience with...

I have two sibling DCKs. One threw up last night. The other seems healthy this morning. Should I allow the healthy one to attend? I told the...

I have a new 3YO daycare kid who will not stay quiet at quiet time. I would have liked to have had him (and all the kids) resting bodies for 1 hour,...

You must all have one in the crowd. Mine is a tiny almost 2 year old with big blue eyes and cute as can be pig tails...aka. 'Descructor'! At meal...